Zipper necktie

Abstract

A necktie has a slide fastener including a slide means, a knot portion having an opening therethrough, and a front tie portion depending from said knot portion. A rear tie portion has a lower end extending through said opening and has an upper neck embracing loop, said neck embracing loop having interlockable means. The slide means is operatively connected to said interlockable means for interlocking and unlocking said interlockable means upon relative movement between said interlockable means and said slide means for varying the size of said neck embracing loop. The interlocking means comprises a loop defined by a single slide fastener stringer having a continuous string of interlocked elements of identical construction.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 
     
       1. In a necktie comprising: a slide fastener including a slide means, a knot portion having an opening therethrough, a front tie element depending from said knot portion, and a rear tie element having a lower end portion extending through said opening and having an upper neck embracing loop portion, said rear tie element comprising only one slide fastener stringer and a border of similar material as the front tie element sewn along a longitudinal edge portion of said stringer, said slide fastener stringer comprising a continuous string of interlockable elements of identical construction, said slide means being operatively connected to said interlockable elements for interlocking and unlocking said interlockable elements upon relative movement between said rear tie element and said slide means for varying the size of said neck embracing loop portion, said lower end portion of said rear tie element including interlocked portions of said rear tie element so that said border extends at least partially along opposite sides of said lower end portion. 
     
     
       2. A necktie as defined in claim 1 additionally including means for releasably inhibiting relative movement between said interlockable means and said slide means. 
     
     
       3. A necktie comprising a slide fastener including slide means, a rigid, knot supporting means having an opening therethrough, a rear tie element having a lower end portion extending through said opening and having an upper neck embracing loop portion, and a front tie element having an upper end portion thereof fixed to said rigid knot supporting means and wrapped around said knot supporting means to form a knot portion, said rear tie element comprising only one slide fastener stringer and a border of similar material as the front tie element sewn along a longitudinal edge portion of said stringer, said stringer comprising a continuous string of interlockable elements of identical construction, said slide means being fixed to said rigid knot supporting means within said opening and operatively connected to said interlockable elements for interlocking and unlocking said interlockable elements upon relative movement between said rear tie element and said slide means for varying the size of said neck embracing loop portion, said lower end portion of said rear tie element including interlocked portions of said rear tie element so that said border extends at least partially along opposite sides of said lower end portion. 
     
     
       4. A necktie as defined in claim 2 additionally including separable fastening means for inhibiting relative movement between said interlockable means and said slide means when said separable fastener means is in the operative position, said separable fastener means comprising first and second members, the first member being secured to the lower end portion of the rear side of the front tie element, the second member being secured to the front side of the lower end portion of the rear tie element, each of said members having a base sheet material which is respectively secured to the front tie element or the rear tie element and being provided with a large number of closely spaced interengageable hooking elements extending from a respective base material in the form of a pile whereby when said members are urged toward one another in face to face relation to place said separable fastening means in the operative position said interengageable hooking elements separably interlock to secure said members in said face to face relation. 
     
     
       5. A necktie as defined in claim 3 wherein the knot portion additionally includes a stopper for inhibiting relative movement between said interlockable means and said slide fastened means said stopper being disposed within the opening of the rigid knot supporting means, said stopper slidingly engaging said interlockable means and said stopper being made of a compessable foam material. 
     
     
       6. A necktie as defined in claim 5 wherein the foam material is a polyurethane foam. 
     
     
       7. A necktie comprising: a slide fastener including a slide means, a rigid, knot supporting means having an opening therethrough, a rear tie portion having a lower end extending through said opening and having an upper neck embracing loop and a front tie portion having an upper end thereof fixed to said rigid knot supporting means and wrapped around said knot supporting means to form a knot portion, said neck embracing loop having interlockable means, said slide means beaing fixed to said rigid knot supporting means within said opening and operatively connected to said interlockable means for interlocking and unlocking said interlockable means upon relative movement between said interlockable means and said slide means for varying the size of said neck embracing loop, and said interlocking means comprising a single slide fastener stringer having a continuous string of interlockable means of identical construction; the opening in the rigid knot supporting means being defined by a hollow upper portion the front of which tapers downwardly to a tongue and additionally including separable fastening means for inhibiting relative movement between said interlockable means and said slide fastener means when said separable fastener means is in the operative position, said separable fastener means comprising first and second members, the first member being secured to the back side of said tongue, the second member being secured to the front side of the loop of the rear tie portion, each of said members having a base sheet material which is respectively secured to said tongue or the front side of the loop of the rear tie portion and being provided with a large number of closely spaced interengageable hooking elements extending from a respective base material in the form of a pile whereby when said members are urged toward one another in face to face relation to place said separable fastening means in the operative position said interengageable hooking elements separably interlock to secure said members in said face to face relation.   
     
     
       8. A necktie comprising a rigid, knot supporting means having an opening therethrough, a rear tie portion having a lower end extending through said opening and having an upper neck embracing loop, a slide fastener including a slide means, a gripping tab pivotably attached to the slide means, and a front tie portion having an upper end thereof fixed to said rigid knot supporting means and wrapped around said rigid knot supporting means to form a knot portion, said neck embracing loop having interlockable means, said slide means being operatively connected below said rigid knot supporting means to said interlockable means for interlocking and unlocking said interlockable means upon relative movement between said interlockable means and said slide means for varying the size of said neck embracing loop, said slide means including locking means for inhibiting the unlocking of said interlockable means, said gripping tab cooperating with said locking means so that when the gripping tab is in a first pivot position the locking means is operative and in a second pivot position the locking means is inoperative, the opening through the rigid knot support means being sized so that the slide means cannot pass therethrough and said interlocking means comprising a single slide fastener stringer having a continuous string of interlockable means of identical construction.